I have a feeling that Ange has spent the last 12 months looking at the squad and pretty much working out who can leave for the right price and who is basically untouchable.
Bentancur might be in the former category, as much a lot of us may not like it.
I guess we will see.
I think you are probably right. Although according to rumours, the "untouchables" must be a small group and exclude virtually anyone who has been a part of the first team for more than a season?
Emerson, Davies, Skipp, Bentancur, Bissouma, Kulusevski and Richarlison are all available or rumoured to be available. Werner is here on a year long loan and there are noises about Romero leaving next summer. Given his age, there will inevitably be questions about Son’s future by next summer too.
Then there are players who we might not consider selling now but who we might be tempted to sell in a year’s time if they have a poor season. Maddison springs to mind. Possibly Porro too.
A lot will depend on how our young players develop. We have many highly rated young players at CM, so if the club think they’re ready, they may decide to cash in on the likes of Bentancur now I guess.